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His mother died in 1935. Perhaps newspaper reports who attended funeral.

His father died in 1949

Hi David

My great Uncle Owen Slowey from Drogheda was at Ballykinlar with Haydn Corri.   I think he is referred to as "Aiden Corri" in the military history written and signed by Patrick Colgan  in 1953 and in the book "Prisoners of War-Ballykinlar Interment Camp 1920-1921"  written by Liam O Duibhir.  According to that book and the Military History booklet I found online, after Patrick Colgan handed over Mr. Whelan and he was hung in Feb 1921, when the authorities came for your relative, Aiden Corri he was ready with an imposter who would assume Aiden's identity.  The person who agreed to assume the name Aiden Corri was my great Uncle Owen Slowey. My great uncle was sent to Mountjoy, where he was "half-hung", beaten and suffered from some form of water torture.  After that, a RIC recognized him as Owen Slowey from Drogheda, and they sent him back to Ballykinlar.  A year later, after he was released, his 22 year old sister Alice Slowey  was shot and killed in Drogheda.  The officers shot through the door of her fiancé's family wire factory as she was coming to open the door and she was killed.  Their pub was right across the street and she was waked there.   Their oldest sister was my grandmother, Rose Slowey, who married Ned McDonnell from Slane and they moved to the Bronx in 1928.  Owen Slowey from the camp came to NY in 1929 and had a hard time with the depression.  He lost contact with my grandmother, the last we heard he was working for the railroad in New Haven in 1940.  Well, we just found out he died of TB in 1952 in Rochester.  WE never knew all this until the last few months.  I saw that your relative Haydn also assumed the identity of Owen Slowey.  So interesting.  My father, Rose's son (86) in Cape Cod Mass and his brother Owen (76) in Ct, would love to learn more about Hayden Corri and communicate with you, if possible.   Would love to hear from you! Xavier McDonnell, San Diego CA

The tragic story of one Drogheda family during the Irish Civil War (Slowey family of Drogheda)
https://droghedalife.com/news/the-tragic-story-of-one-drogheda-family-during-the-irish-civil-war

Robert Grimes and Julia Shea had at least five children

Michael born 15 Mar 1880 married  Catherina (Kate) Vesey 17 June 1906 Ringsend
Patrick born 1887 married Margaret Redmond 10 Apr 1918 Ringsend
Bridget born 1888 married Matthew Deane 19 June 1910 Ringsend
John born 1890
Mary born 1892 married William Byrne 8 June 1913 Ringsend

Both the 1911 Census posted above for Patrick McCarron and the 1901 Census here have his Birthplace as Co. Monaghan  1841-1843                                                      1901 Census Annagally http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Monaghan/Killylough/Annagally/1639476/

Quote from: MonicaL on Sunday 23 October 22 18:43 BST (UK)

Musician Frank Rivier attested in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at Invercargill, 17th August 1914. He had already served 3 years in the 2nd Life Guards. His overseas service lasted 331 days from 16th October 1914 to 11th September 1915. He was discharged with a ruptured hernia September 1915 having returned to N.Z. on the S.S. Tahiti.

It appears he re-enlisted, despite being declared permanently unfit, in October 1917 into the Military Police and served 108 in that unit being finally discharged 28th March 1918.

Frank Rivier, born in London, 25th July 1892, died in Auckland 19th May 1969, his next of kin, Mrs Rivier, living at Arawa Street, Orakei.

www.medalsandmemorabilia.com/product/nz-infantry-gallipoli-landings-medal-group/

I keep on going back to this short bio of Frank Rivierr's military life.

Timing fits well with what we are building up for Dennis Corri...

Dennis's attested with the 2nd Life Guards on 2 April 1909. See, from the notes above for Frank Rivier, we have a further ref to this regiment: He had already served 3 years in the 2nd Life Guards. Again, timings would work.

Did Dennis change his identity in NZ? The big question is of course why? What happened in his life to make him take this action? Speculation for now isn't it 

Monica

Dennis Corri lasted a mere 242 days : 2 Apr 1909 - 30 November 1909 with a note in his record 'Unsuitable for the Household Cavalry' . The following year, August 1910 he headed for Seattle crossing the Border at St Albans Canada. Rivier a French sounding name. Did he come across the name there?